Originally Posted by
DogHouseMom
I use Sharon's method as well and there is only one thread I will use.
Water soluble.
I can quilt right over it and when I'm done quilting it washes out.
And yes it holds the quilt together. Even a heavy flannel quilt.
I'm so glad you said this because I've been looking at various ways of basting a quilt, pinning it just didn't do myself or my fiancé any good at all, we spent so much time in the floor that we were stiff and sore for a couple days after so I'm researching alternatives. I've got two quilts on the horizon that I'll have to bind, with another one in the wings, I've been keeping an eye on water soluble thread and wondered how it performed. So the thread stays intact when you iron with steam or is ironing avoided until after the quilt has been washed?